Issue - decisions

This report seeks authorisation to commence a procurement tender exercise in order to partner with a specialist social work recruitment agency, to recruit permanent, qualified, Children’s Social Work practitioners.

The reason this approach is being taken is due to the Council being unable to directly recruit sufficient numbers of high quality and experienced practitioners.

Following a thorough procurement process, the selected party will be contracted to supply up to an initial 15 permanent workers. The Council will continue to recruit directly, in parallel with the agency recruitment campaign.